Tuesday, November 28, 2006

London shares (Pond pumps) close down, off lows

Leading London shares closed down but off afternoon lows as Wall Street recovered early losses to trade slightly higher following mixed economic reports, but with Old Mutual still the main UK casualty after disappointing results.
Gary's Sendra's tricked-out 1972 red Camaro was pulled from the muddy bottom of a 20-foot-deep New Lenox retention pond Sunday, but how it got there isn't clear.
This large wild oyster was fished out of Great Salt Pond
SINGAPORE: Patients will soon know when the peak periods in polyclinics are and how long they will have to wait to see a doctor. Such information should be available by year-end, says Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan.
MERNA How do you walk like a duck or a turkey or a cat? How do you swim in a pond like a fish and above all how do you change ugly into beautiful?